MONTGOMERY, Ala. --- Huntingdon
College's baseball team beat Blackburn College, 18-1, on Friday
evening at Posey Field. The Hawks recorded a season-high 18 runs on
15 hits with the help of 6 Beaver errors in the win. Boxscore
The Hawks (12-4) jumped out to an early
3-0 lead in the bottom of the 1st inning, but the Beavers
(0-8) cut the margin to 3-1 after the top of the second. Huntingdon
followed Blackburn's lone score with 15-runs, including a season-high
9 in the bottom of the 5th inning. The Hawks' pitchers
combined for 11 strike outs while the Beavers only recorded three.
Leading the Hawks' offense was senior
designated hitter Drew Harrell going 4-for-4 at the plate and scoring
all four times. Sophomore Evan Agnew added three hits, while senior
Miles Walding and freshman Joseph Odom each chipped in two on the
night.
In only five innings of work, junior
Kevin Aaron (3-1) picked up his third win after allowing one run on
two hits and tying a season-high eight strike outs against the
Beavers. Freshman Nick Hagler and junior Alan Clemons each pitched a
hit-less inning in the top of the 6th and 7th,
respectively.
Senior Stephen Bishop’s lead-off
single up the middle started the Hawks offense in the bottom of the
1st inning. Huntingdon’s first run of the game came
after Harrell singled up the middle scoring Bishop and advancing
sophomore Keegan Lambeth over to third base following a walk. Lambeth
crossed the plate, 2-0, on senior Ryan Harrison’s ground out to
third. After stealing third base, Harrell scored on a passed ball
extending the lead to three runs on three hits.
The Beavers loaded the bases in the top
of the 2nd inning with no outs, before Aaron walked in
Blackburn’s only run of the night, 3-1. Aaron recovered by striking
out the next three batters forcing Blackburn to leave three runners
on base.
In the bottom of the 3rd
inning, Lambeth drew a lead-off walk before Harrell reached on a
single. A double-steal put runners on second and third with one out
followed by freshman Joseph Odom’s base loading walk. The Hawks
scored their fourth run when sophomore Austin White drew a walk with
bases loaded. Huntingdon extended the margin by four, 5-1, after
Agnew’s single to left field advanced Harrell home. The Hawks
inning ended when junior Chad Baxley’s line out to third base
doubled up White at second.
Walding laid down a perfect bunt near
the third base line to start the bottom of the 4th inning,
before stealing second and advancing to third then home on two Beaver
throwing errors, giving Huntingdon a 6-1 lead. Bishop drew a walk
and then advanced to third base on Harrell’s single through the
left side with one out. Harrison’s sacrifice fly to deep center
field drove in Bishop from third, 7-1, followed by Odom’s
RBI-double to left center sending Harrell across the plate for the
seven run advantage. Huntingdon scored its ninth run of the game on
the Beavers’ third error of the inning, 9-1.
Huntingdon doubled their run total in
the bottom of the 5th inning scoring nine runs on six hits
and three errors, 18-1. Two straight walks followed by a fielding
error at second base loaded the bags with one out. Harrell’s single
through the left side drove in Bishop and Walding giving the Hawks a
10-run lead. Harrell and Lambeth scored on Odom's double to right
center, 13-1, followed by Agnew's one out single driving in Harrison
and Odom for a 14-run advantage. Walding singled in his second at bat
of the inning, sending Agnew home and sophomore Jordan Green advanced
across the plate by way of a throwing error, 17-1. Lambeth drove in
the final run of the game with a single through the right side.
Blackburn's Kyle Katschke suffered the
loss after allowing 13 runs on 9 hits in 4 1/3 innings.
Huntingdon returns to Posey Field on
Saturday, Mar. 12, for a double-header against Blackburn beginning at
1 p.m. Live stats will be available at
http://fs.huntingdon.edu/livestats/xlive.htm.
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